san p Posted May 4, 2010 never been into shrooms myself,but just out of interest can someone i.d these for me please? there must have been a dozen more in different stages of decomposition enjoy the pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
holymountain Posted May 4, 2010 yep thats amanitas you got. nice finds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
∂an Posted May 4, 2010 decomposition mmm that last one looks pretty tasty nice a. muscaria specimens otherwise! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted May 4, 2010 Looks like the raindeer have been eating at em Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kindness Posted May 4, 2010 Nice photos thanks amanitas make great photo subjects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr me Posted May 4, 2010 Good find, thanks for the pics. Next time you should place a well known item (coke can) for a size reference in one of the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
san p Posted May 4, 2010 thanks for the comments and i.d comformation. at the risk of being shot for not researching first...if one was to pick these and just dry them in a cardboard box for a few months until suffuicient research has been done on how to them would that be the way to go? cheers san p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WoodDragon Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) I seem to remember someone once saying that muscaria is a somewhat sticky mushroom, and captures mould spores on its upper surface. Apparently, unless they dry in a couple of days they are soon covered in mould, and useless for further research. If one were living in a country where it was permitted, drying in an oven at 90C for a few hours is supposed to do the trick. Apparently they go crispy and are easily powdered when done, but I guess one would have to confirm this procedure with someone who has the good fortune to live somewhere where doing so is not proscribed. There are other threads here and here on the Corroboree that go into greater detail. Edited May 4, 2010 by WoodDragon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kindness Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) Someone else will probably better answer this but for Oz ones they are pretty disappointing from others accounts. I wonder if they are any different in nz. You should have a whole range of other cool ones popping up at the moment you are probably already all over this stuff but have you looked at the following? http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/12280575 Edited May 4, 2010 by meanies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
∂an Posted May 4, 2010 once in a country where amanita is legal I found some and hung them in the back of a cupboard and forgot about them. bad move, they turned green and rotted after a month or two. you need to pass moving air over them. i believe the traditional preparation is to dry them over a fire (a la santa stockings), but a dehydrator or fan forced oven with the temp very low and door open would work just as well. perhaps someone more knowledgeable can comment on various drying strategies for converting muscarine into psychoactive ibotenic acid and muscimol... perhaps some heat is required. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted May 4, 2010 THIS IS THE TREAD YOU WANT TO READ SAN P...ALL ABOUT AMANITAS AND PREPERATIONS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
∂an Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) Someone else will probably better answer this but for Oz ones they are pretty disappointing from others accounts. I wonder if they are any different in nz. You should have a whole range of other cool ones popping up at the moment you are probably already all over this stuff but have you looked at the following? http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/12280575 check out these amazing NZ psychoactive fungi...Weraroa novae-zelandiae. apparently they are related to subs. Edited May 4, 2010 by kalika Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kindness Posted May 4, 2010 yeah they're awesome hey. They remind me of ticks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicdirt Posted May 4, 2010 A. muscaria without doubt. They gave me a sickly feeling and a bad experience. Most people don't make a habit out of them, so a low dose can't hurt. Not the best trip but if there's nothing else it can't hurt to try. Nice pics too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Spoons Posted May 4, 2010 check out these amazing NZ psychoactive fungi...Weraroa novae-zelandiae. apparently they are related to subs. WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THOSE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
san p Posted May 4, 2010 WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THOSE! hi,yeah ive seen those on the nz shroom list,im pretty sure they are the same as ones i have used quite alot in the past and never seen on the net anywhere else,they grow into multi clumping balls,sort of like a l.caespitosa :)when left to mature.they go extremly blue/purple once picked and they are hollow on the inside. quite a strong shroom. the local council sprayed the only area i knew them to grow because they caught onto the highschool kids picking them every year,so ive never seen them again. thanks for all the comments,ill just forget about the amantias for now,but research so i might be ready for next years. cheers san p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kindness Posted May 5, 2010 WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THOSE! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weraroa_novae-zelandiae or http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/12280575 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
